Nova Patents
US7329153B2

Audio output device

Summary by NHIP

USB Audio Output Device

The device connects to an MP3 player via a USB-standard cap containing a housing, terminals, and a shielding member. The main body is integrally inert-molded with rectangular walls, through holes for soldered strings, and retention grooves holding headphone rods.

Claim Score by NHIP

Read claim 9, the broadest

Abstract

An audio output device (200) adapted for matching with a MP 3 player (100), comprises a cap (20) and an earphone assembly (30) connecting with the cap (20). The cap (20) has a body (21) and a connector (22) received in the body (21). The connector (22) includes a housing (222), a number of terminals (223, 224) receiving in the housing (222) and a shielding member (221) enclosing the housing (222). The connector (22) is capable of matching with a plug according with the standard of USB (Universal Serial Bus), the terminals (223, 224) include three audio terminals transmitting audio signal. The earphone assembly (30) includes two strings (32) connecting with the three audio terminals and a pair of headphones (33) setting on the other end of the strings (32).

US7329153B2, drawing sheet 1
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Expired 5 June 2026, 0.3 years ago.

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13 claims: 3 independent, 10 dependent

  1. 1
    An audio output device adapted for matching with a MP 3 player, comprising:a cap having a main body and a connector received in the main body, said connector comprising a housing, a plurality of terminals receiving in said housing and a shielding member enclosing the housing;an earphone assembly connecting with said cap;wherein said connector is capable of matching with a plug according with the standard of USB (Universal Serial Bus), said terminals comprise three audio terminals transmitting audio signal, said earphone assembly comprises two strings connecting with said three audio terminals and a pair of headphones setting on the other end of the sirings;and wherein the main body is integrally inert-molded and of rectangular shape, comprises a front wall, a rear wall opposite to the front wall and two side walls, the rear wall of the cap defines a pair of through holes and said strings pass through the through holes and are soldered with the audio terminals;wherein each side wall of the cap defines a pair of projections disposed opposite to each other and together form a retention groove, and wherein said headphone comprises a rod received in the retention groove and a headphone unit mounted on the rod.
  2. 8
    An electronic device assembly comprising:an MP3 play defining a mating port with a mechanical configuration similar to a regular USB mating port;a cap including an electrical connector mated with said mating port and defining at least three audio terminals thereof;an earphone assembly including at least one headphone unit electrically connected to at least one of said at least three audio terminals via at least one wire;and wherein said cap further includes a holding device retaining said headphone unitin position when said headohone unit is not in use side wall of the cap a pair of projections disposed opposite to each other and together form a retention groove, and wherein said headphone comprises a rod received in the retention groove and a headphone unit mounted on the rod;and wherein said MP3 player defines an audio jack output port so as to allow a couple to share the same MP3 by transmitting audio signals from said audio jack output port and said mating port, respectively.
  3. 9
    Broadest claimClaim Score 49, average(NHIP)An audio output device, comprising:a cap having a main body and a connector received in the main body, said connector comprising a housing and a plurality of terminals receiving in said housing, said terminals comprising four terminals according with the standards of the USB and five terminals alternatively arranged with said four tenrinals, said five terminals comprising three audio terminals transmitting audio signal;an earphone assembly connecting with said cap, and comprising two strings connecting with said three audio terminals and a pair of headphones setting on the other end of the strings, and comprises a front wall, a rear wall opposite to the front wall and two side walls, each side wall of the cap defines a pair of projections disposed opposite to each other and together form a retention groove, and wherein said headphone comprises a rod received in the retention groove and a headphone unit mounted on the rod.
Independent claims3